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Kenya blog posts
August 2017: The Role of Technology and Youth in Kenya’s Just-Concluded General Elections May 2017: The Team Behind YTF: One Staffer Brings Design Thinking to Kenya March 2016: Pledging for Parity for women like Bilambo and Kanini September 2015: Creating a New Future: Innovation and Hope from President Obama June 2014: Kibera: Youth + Technology = […]
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Uganda blog posts
September 2015: How Urban Farming and Digital Literacy Training Tackle Hunger July 2015: Look inside a Digital Village: Town Hall in Uganda Please follow and like us:
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Colombia blog posts
October 2015: YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock! September 2013: Toque de Queda, Youth in Soacha and Why It Matters July 2013: Launching the SDV’s blog! Please follow and like us:
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YTF Supports Africa Code Week
The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) announced their role as a network partner for Africa Code Week, happening October 1-10. Two YTF staffers also serve as ambassadors for the initiative, including Joseph Kamau in Kenya and Chibuike Egejuru in Nigeria. Africa Code Week hosts workshops across 17 countries this week, and YTF will host training […]
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YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock!
Last August in Soacha, Colombia, we kicked off GirlsRock!, a program that empowers girls to use technology to promote their well-being and health, with a focus on reproductive health. Impacts from GirlsRock are expected to ripple far beyond an individual girl’s health and well-being. In addition to healthier families overall, YTF aims to boost participants’ […]
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YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock!
Last August in Soacha, Colombia, we kicked off GirlsRock!, a program that empowers girls to use technology to promote their well-being and health, with a focus on reproductive health. Impacts from GirlsRock are expected to ripple far beyond an individual girl’s health and well-being. In addition to healthier families overall, YTF aims to […]
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How Urban Farming and Digital Literacy Training Tackle Hunger
At YTF, we work relentlessly to help the world’s most disadvantaged people embrace innovation and technology to better their lives. To accomplish this in Uganda, we’ve set our sights on urban farming and mobile technology. In the slum areas of Kireka and Katanga where YTF Uganda operates, most people live in extreme poverty. Many […]
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So You Want to Be a YTF Master Trainer
Post by Casmir Anya What Makes a Worthy Master Trainer Candidate? In a nutshell, master trainers train the trainers. I am privileged to serve as a master trainer for the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), and have a lot to share about my experience, including tips for fellow master trainers and some notes on […]
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YTF at Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum
September 8, 2015 – The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) will participate in the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) event, themed Investing in Women Entrepreneurs: Unleashing Africa’s Economic Growth, September 8 and 9 in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference will assemble successful entrepreneurs and business leaders from diverse African countries and beyond for a […]
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A How-To Guide: Building Partnerships with Credible Organizations
An employee is at their best when they are at the right job with right organization or company, and I’m lucky enough to have found the right fit. It’s been three years since I started working with the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) as a Program Coordinator for the Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Mobile […]
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